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Assuming Pitt & Syr go ...
(1) The SEC picks off WVU
(2) Remaining 6 FB schools panic and start to jump at any offer.
(3) The Big XII holds itself together this year, and adds 1-3 teams (incl Lou).
(4) TCU returns to the MTN West, which now is a much stronger football conference
(5) Left with 2-4 FB schools, the BB schools have no desire to add more basketball deadweight, and thus refuse expansion.
I'm not saying these are all high-probability scenarios, but they do indicate a worst-possible case.
The remaining FB schools remaining options then would be:
- find 3-4 FB-only members (Temple? UMass?)
- try to form a new conference (which would suck in BB)
- join C-USA
- try to join MAC in FB only
- go independent in FB
(1) The SEC picks off WVU
(2) Remaining 6 FB schools panic and start to jump at any offer.
(3) The Big XII holds itself together this year, and adds 1-3 teams (incl Lou).
(4) TCU returns to the MTN West, which now is a much stronger football conference
(5) Left with 2-4 FB schools, the BB schools have no desire to add more basketball deadweight, and thus refuse expansion.
I'm not saying these are all high-probability scenarios, but they do indicate a worst-possible case.
The remaining FB schools remaining options then would be:
- find 3-4 FB-only members (Temple? UMass?)
- try to form a new conference (which would suck in BB)
- join C-USA
- try to join MAC in FB only
- go independent in FB